RYLANDS will be playing North West Counties League football next season.

The FA released the allocation of clubs to the newly expanded sixth tier of non-league football today, Friday, and the Gorsey Lane club have been named in Division One South.

Wythenshawe Town and Linotype Cheadle - who played in the Cheshire League Premier Division alongside Rylands - have also been promoted.

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The club was able to fulfill its ground grading criteria and has had planning permission granted to install floodlights at Rylands Recreation Ground.

NWCFL Division One South clubs, 2018-19:

Abbey Hulton United, Alsager Town, Barnton, Cammell Laird 1907, Cheadle Town, Eccleshall, Ellesmere Rangers, FC Oswestry Town, Linotype Cheadle HN, Maine Road, New Mills, Rylands, Sandbach United, St Martins, Stockport Town, Stone Dominoes, Stone Old Alleynians, Vauxhall Motors, Wythenshawe Amateurs, Wythenshawe Town.